Vice President, Controller - Central Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMEA)

About Visa

Visa leads the world in payment technology, facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments across over 200 nations. Committed to empowering everyone everywhere, Visa strives to be the optimal way to pay and receive payments.

Joining Visa offers you the chance to make meaningful impact at scale—addressing important challenges, expanding your expertise, and contributing to improving lives worldwide.

Role Overview

The Vice President, Controller for CEMEA oversees financial integrity, reporting transparency, and scalable governance across a highly diverse region covering more than 80 countries in Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This pivotal finance leadership role combines deep technical accounting knowledge, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence to enable sustainable growth and financial health.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive regional controllership and financial reporting functions to ensure timely, accurate U.S. GAAP and statutory reporting compliance.
• Support Visa's global reporting, including SEC disclosures and regulatory filings.
• Act as trusted finance advisor to the CEMEA CFO and regional executives, providing insights for balanced growth and risk management.
• Manage the regional control environment, ensuring adherence to Visa’s accounting policies, SOX governance, and driving continuous control improvements.
• Lead audit engagements and anticipate emerging regulatory and operational risks within a complex multinational framework.
• Champion process modernization by integrating automation, digital tools, and generative AI to increase efficiency and scalability.
• Direct major transformation projects focused on finance systems, processes, and operating models.
• Inspire and develop a geographically dispersed team while fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, innovation, and talent growth.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in finance, accounting, or controllership roles within multinational, publicly traded companies.
• Professional accounting certification such as CPA is strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience combining Big Four public accounting background with senior finance roles in complex global organizations.
• Expertise in U.S. GAAP, internal controls, audit processes, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability managing finance organizations across diverse jurisdictions, currencies, and regulatory domains.
• Accomplished in collaborating with executive management within matrix organizations.
• Track record of leading transformative finance initiatives involving automation, AI, and process optimization.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SOX controls, governance, and enterprise risk management.
• Demonstrated capacity to simplify complex challenges, foster innovation, and uphold the highest financial stewardship standards.
• Skilled in partnership building across regional and global functions.
• Effective decision-maker balancing risk, compliance, and commercial priorities.
• Experienced in cultivating high-performing finance teams and future leaders.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Visa is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applications are welcomed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or criminal history, consistent with legal requirements.